What kind of logistics is the best
way to reduce shipping costs when selling items on Amazon in the US
FBA inventory
As a final goal,
it
would be ideal
to obtain an account through a direct contract with a ``courier.''
Consider contracting directly with a courier
A courier
refers to an international courier service
such as "Fedex, DHL, or UPS",
it handles the customs clearance work that we would normally do on your behalf
allows you to
pay the customs duties in advance (account payment) By setting up
an importer in it is possible to deliver directly to Amazon's FBA warehouse in the United States.
However, even though a courier is ideal,
not
everyone can benefit from the ideal rate,
so I don't think the standard shipping fee is very attractive
In fact, in order to receive special shipping fees,
there are quotas that require you to spend more than 300,000 yen per month
and there is a minimum requirement to ship
5 or more boxes several times a month large shipments are required. Masu.
let's take a look
the standard shipping charges and
discount shipping charges representative courier
``volume weight''
almost always used to calculate shipping costs for courier services.
- Cardboard 140 size
- "Length 52cm x Width 50cm x Height 38cm/5000cm3/kg = 19.76kg ≒ 20.0kg "
- Shipping location: America
We will compare shipping charges based on these conditions.
Fedex
- FedEx International Priority
Lead Time: Minimum 1 day
"61,415 yen" - FedEx International Fast
Lead Time: Minimum 1 day
"77,078 yen" - FedEx International Economy
Lead Time: 3-4 days
"44,118 yen"
says that
if you use the "Economy" option
that I introduced last, a discount of up to 85% on the above shipping costs
A fuel surcharge of about 10% of the face value
will be applied separately, but
even if you calculate it on top of that, the unit price per 1kg
will drop to about 558 yen.
UPS
- UPS Worldwide Express Saver
lead time: minimum 1 day
"61,211 yen" - UPS Worldwide Express
lead time: Minimum 1 day
"64,934 yen" - UPS Worldwide Expedited
Lead Time: 3-4 days
"44,895 yen"
of quoting 605 yen + fuel surcharge for around 30 kg
if you select "Expedited"
so I feel like FedEx has an advantage when compared
DHL
- DHL Express Worldwide
Lead Time: Minimum 1 day
"59,296 yen" - DHL Express 12:00
lead time: minimum 1 day
"59,965 yen" - DHL Express 10:30
lead time: minimum 1 day
"60,857 yen"
has a minimum lead time of 1 day
for all shipping plans, and delivery speed is excellent.
The special shipping rate
seems to be about the same as UPS
How to obtain a courier account
Here
we will explain the steps to obtain a courier account, but
it is not difficult to do.
call
the support of the relevant courier tell them that you want an account.
you will be assigned to the sales person who
is in charge of issuing the account
you will be presented with a unique shipping fee by explaining the number of shipments per month , the amount of shipments, etc.
At this point, if the shipping fee is acceptable to you, you can
sign a contract and get an account.
The process is as follows, and it is not difficult
will not be worth what you had in mind from the beginning
I think that in most
, the amount of logistics and the number of deliveries simply
do not meet the standards, in order to reach those standards
, we simply have to work hard to export to Amazon.
S&K Logistics ( Amazon export agency )
The last company I would like to introduce is "S&K Logistics",
which is
our agency and is not a courier, but
I think it can provide a service that is comparable to the shipping costs of the courier mentioned above
- Weight: 20.0kg
- Price: 11,844 yen
- Price per 1kg: 592 yen
In addition to this,
there are some fees other than shipping
, but so
as an agency,
the unit shipping cost of 592 yen is not bad compared to a courier.
In order to conclude a contract with a courier,
need to be a corporation, which
is difficult even for sole proprietors, so
we recommend our company as an agent for
beginners and intermediates who are exporting to Amazon
lastly
As the volume of logistics to be handled increases
there is no doubt that choosing a courier will be the optimal solution
The three courier companies introduced this time
have multiple plans
, and shipping charges vary depending on the lead time until the item arrives at Amazon's FBA warehouse in the United States
Among them, we recommend
FedEx's "Economy" plan , but
the carrier used
by S&K Logistics, an export agent is actually "FedEx".
Therefore, depending on the "logistics volume" handled per month,
- Less: S&K Logistics
- Most common: FedEx
This choice is the current conclusion.
If you are just starting to export to Amazon,
just choose the logistics that
suits you, , and finally reach the courier
.
